Balloonimals
By Carla Thornton,
Common Sense Media Reviewer
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Whimsical app makes real balloon animals for tots.
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A Sure Hit for Young Kids
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This darling app lets kids make their own extremely realistic 3D balloon animals. Blow into the iPhone's microphone to fill a balloon with air, then shake the phone to construct. Up pops a beautifully rendered T-Rex, dog, crab, snake, unicorn, fish or kangaroo. The tricks the animals perform when petted are just as amazing as their construction - the T-Rex roars and stomps his foot, a joey hops in and out of the mama kangaroo's pouch. Balloon squeak sound effects add to the realism.
App Details
- Devices: iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Android
- Release date: April 5, 2010
- Category: Family Games
- Publisher: IDEO LLC
- Version: 1.20
- Last updated: July 10, 2020
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